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Disaster Risk Management For Coastal Tourism Destinations Responding To Climate Change
A Practical Guide For Decision Makers
events or scenarios for different hazards. They are normally included as
annexes to the core preparedness plan (the core document is generally
applicable to all hazards). Contingency plans address the operational
delineating roles, responsibilities and procedures for essential management
functions.
7) Restoring Public Services. The plan should anticipate the need for
temporary and permanent restoration of critical facilities, infrastructure,
and essential public services following a disaster event. The destination’s
risk assessment provides valuable information on the vulnerability of these
critical facilities that must be addressed through contingency planning
for each priority hazard. This recovery function is normally discussed in a
“functional annex” to the preparedness Plan.
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8) Records Management. Often ignored during the chaos of disaster response
and recovery, records management is important and should be addressed in
Database and records management provides the foundation for continued
improvement, knowledge and good decision-making.
from central government, and may prove valuable in seeking support from
the international donor community.
Documentation of disaster damages and how response or recovery
operations unfolded following an event is valuable in identifying lessons
learned through post-disaster evaluations, often referred to as “After Action
Reports”.
9) Planning for Recovery: Preparedness plans have traditionally focused solely
on preparedness and emergency response functions. However, there has
been an emerging trend in recent years to incorporate a long-term recovery
element in these plans. This innovative approach can help achieve long
term disaster resilience in coastal tourism destinations and create more
sustainable tourism products. Disasters provide windows of opportunity
to implement risk reduction actions, many of which may be impractical
to implement in pre-disaster circumstances due to funding limitations or
political and social considerations.
Following a major disaster event, the extent of damages, political will, and
implementation. Effective recovery and reconstruction planning focuses on:
Expediting and facilitating the transition from response to recovery. The plan
should identify key personnel or appoint a committee with the responsibility
for initiating long term recovery planning – even during the initial emergency
response phase (see TIPS);
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